India has added 111 greenfield global capability centres (GCCs) so far in 2026, crossing the 100-centre mark in just eight months.
Hyderabad has emerged as the most attractive destination with 40 GCCs being set up in the city this year, followed by Bengaluru with 30, and Pune with 18.
According to a report by UnearthIQ, India has added 111 greenfield global capability centres (GCCs) so far in 2026, crossing the 100-centre mark in just eight months. The pace marks a sharp acceleration from 2025, when India took the full year to reach 100 greenfield GCCs.
The report defines greenfield GCCs as new centres established from the ground up in India to build fresh capabilities, teams and operations, including new market entry, hiring, operating-model creation and office set-up.
The latest tally also represents a significant increase from the 73 greenfield GCCs recorded through June, with 38 new centres added since the first half of the year.
WHERE ARE GCCs EXPANDING?
Hyderabad — 40 GCCsBengaluru — 30 GCCsPune — 18 GCCsChennai — 8 GCCsMumbai — 7 GCCsDelhi-NCR — 4 GCCs
The expansion is expected to create 70,000–75,000 jobs, while the new centres are estimated to generate an annualised revenue and foreign-exchange impact of $2.5–2.8 billion, the report said.
TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING LEAD THE EXPANSION
The technology and engineering-heavy Hi-Tech segment leads with 28 new centres, accounting for a quarter of the total.
Manufacturing follows with 20 centres, while professional services has 12, and BFSI and healthcare and pharma have 10 each.
Companies that want faster AI adoption are increasingly doing it through their own GCCs, using them to interact with and consolidate a fragmented global vendor ecosystem and to bring scattered AI initiatives under one roof.
GLOBAL COMPANIES CONTINUE TO BUILD IN INDIA
US companies continue to dominate new GCC creation, accounting for 65, or 59%, of the 111 centres established so far.
The UK follows with 11 centres, while Germany, Japan and Israel have also contributed to the expansion.
The report’s list includes companies such as DePuy Synthes, Truveta, Acumatica, Rockwell Automation, Syneos Health, Generac, Nestle and Edwards Lifesciences.
The list is illustrative and excludes nano GCCs.
111 new greenfield GCCs in eight months signals more than expansion.
It reflects the continued evolution of GCCs as platforms for AI adoption, engineering, innovation, enterprise transformation and global capability building.
As global enterprises expand their footprint in India, the GCC conversation is increasingly moving from where to build to what these centres can build, own and transform.